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O'DuYER's failure to prosecute ANASTASIA while O'DYER was Brooklyn District Attorney. Allegations were made by Republican mayor candidate EDARD coRsI that O'DwYER and the Brooklyn Prosecutor's Orfice were guilty of gross laxity, inefficiency and mal-administration in a failure to prosecute the subject.. Further aliegations were made wnerehy ANAsTAsIA's police wanted card was removed from police fileg on May 4, 1942. 'It is to be further not ed that BENEDICTAMARCRI, a long time associate of the subject and for.er official of tne Sancor Corporation, is currently confined in New York City Jail awaiting trial for the garment district murder of union organizer wILLIAl! LURGE in May l949.. F'r mer Mayor hILLIAM O'DnYER gave testimony. in the 6th hcaring of the Senate Crime Investigating Committee at United States Courthouse, Foley Square, concerning his reasons for not prosecuting ALBeRT AlAsTASIA. These reasons all center asout the fact that RLes was the main State witness against AiAstAsIA and as a result or his, RELes', death the inaictment was dismissed.. According to B.B. Turkos, RELes, Murder, Inc.. infornant, stated prior to his death at the Half Moon Hotel, that ALceRT AlAsTasIA was tne boss of Murder, Inc. and that no murder could be committed without ALBERT ANASTASIA's permission. EDWARD A. HEFFERMAN, former Assistant District Attorney unier wiLLIAm O'DwyeR, testified before the New York City Crime Conmission racket investigation on December 17, l952 that in the gang murder of longshoreman PETER PANTo, he had received information from ALBE:T ANNENBAUN, one of the informants of Murder, Inc. that MEndy wEiss admitted ALBERT ANASTASIA has appeared before several. Crime Commissions of the Federal Government and the State 14